Vitamin D supplements may decrease diabetes risk in children

Children who get vitamin D have a lower risk of type 1 diabetes.

Researchers combined data from public studies and suggest that vitamin D supplements cuts child risk of type 1 diabetes by 29%.

It's not clear how vitamin D might fight diabetes. However, Zipitis and Akobeng note that insulin-making beta cells in the pancreas are sensitive to vitamin D.

(More: http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20080312/vitamin-d-may-cut-child-diabetes-risk)